New facility brings jobs boost

Today marks the official opening of a new production facility in Cork.

The facility is owned by ILC Dover, a global leader in flexible containment solutions for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry, and brings up to 70 new jobs to Leeside. ILC Dover announced the facility, which is located in Blarney Business Park, in November of last year.

The 70 new roles will include management, production, quality, design and support. Of the 70 jobs created, 30 have been filled so far with ILC Dover now look to fill the remaining 40 positions over the next two years.

The project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.

ILC Dover President and CEO, Fran DiNuzzo, said: “The expansion of our production capabilities in Ireland will allow us to better serve our global customer base and strengthen our position as the leading single-use powder handling solutions provider to the global pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical marketplace.”

The building is outfitted with 4,000 square feet of ISO class 7 clean room capacity and 6,500 square feet of class 8, both dedicated to the company’s pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical product lines.

In addition to production space, the new facility will contain state-of-the-art offices, meeting rooms and a product demonstration area for client visits.

Welcoming the announcement in November, Minister for Business, Enterprise & Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, said: “I am delighted to see ILC Dover expand its footprint in Cork. Ireland is now a major player and a very attractive location for companies like ILC Dover to grow their operations and I look forward to a mutually beneficial partnership developing."